Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Ohio in FY22.
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ACEs prevention funding - Ohio
ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.
*ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.
Total ACEs funding prevention in Ohio
- Ohio Department of Health: $25,000
Examples of how Ohio is working to prevent ACEs
Surveillance activities
The Ohio Department of Health and the Cleveland Municipal School District are adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the Ohio Youth Risk Behavior Survey to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for Ohio public high school students and district-level estimates among Cleveland public high school students.
Other Support for ACEs in Ohio
Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.
In Ohio, some of those other initiatives include:
Overdose prevention funding - Ohio
There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.2
Total overdose prevention funding in Ohio
- Ohio State Award: $6,998,506
- Cuyahoga County Local Award: $4,411,596
- Franklin County Local Award: $3,509,855
- Hamilton County Local Award: $2,970,866
- Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital: $724,999
*average award amount
Examples of how Ohio is working to prevent overdose
Emergency Department linkage to care
Ohio created the Emergency Department Comprehensive Care (EDCC) program. This program equips hospitals with evidence-based, comprehensive addiction treatment and linkage to care pathways to long-term recovery.
Peer support program in county Emergency Departments
Cuyahoga County’s Project SOAR (Supporting Opiate Addiction Recovery) provides peer support to people in emergency departments who have an opioid use disorder or have experienced an overdose. Through this program, people are provided immediate treatment if needed and are connected with peer supporters who have lived experiences and know how to navigate the treatment and recovery process.
- Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, Niolon PH, Simon TR, Guinn AS, Mercy JA. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2011-2020. MMWR.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths